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Author Archives: Jeff
Apr
14
County counting site adds interstate guide, Google Maps overlay
Some enterprising user of the Mob-Rule.com county counting site has created a map that colors in every county in the country touched by an interstate. Here’s the map, and here’s the page (to select by state). Major interstates have a color … Continue reading
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Apr
14
US 69 closed at Belmond for detour
Another sign of spring (despite what it actually feels like outside): A season-long closure of US 69 south of Belmond starts today to replace a bridge. It’s at least the fourth closure of the season so far.
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Apr
11
More information on proposed Wapello bypass
The DOT meeting about US 61 in Wapello, which I referred to earlier this week, has been scheduled for April 24. The project information is already online (PDF). In that writeup we learn a little more about US 61 in … Continue reading
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Apr
10
Grand Avenue ramp closure today
A press release from the DOT indicates the ramps from NB I-35 closed this morning. There’s going to be a few days before traffic moves into the center lanes. Also of note: The Iowa DOT’s news page has been fully … Continue reading
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Apr
09
Veishea is gone.
Ten years after the riot that rocked my senior year of college, and eight years after being given ONE MORE LAST CHANCE, the nation’s largest student-run celebration has been cancelled for this year. It is likely to be cancelled forever. … Continue reading
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Apr
08
Iowa State specialty plates in Texas?
The Dallas-Fort Worth Cyclone Club is looking for 200 applicants to get a Texas license plate in cardinal and gold. (Meanwhile, in Iowa, we have specialty plates up the wazoo but the university/college plates are limited to in-state institutions. I … Continue reading
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Apr
08
Wapello bypass part of future US 61 plans
A report last week in the Muscatine Journal says that an option to expand US 61 to five lanes through the town of Wapello has been removed from consideration. Two alternatives use a western bypass. Building a four-lane US 61 … Continue reading
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Apr
07
Original Exira school to be burned down
Still in spindle-clearing mode… After consolidation of Exira and Elk Horn-Kimballton, there wasn’t a need for two school sites in Exira. The district has decided to burn down the multi-story brick downtown site April 27. Exira still has a school, … Continue reading
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Apr
04
Interchanges out of US 20 plan in Dubuque
This is a “clearing the spindle” week, where I bring up items glossed over during posting of my trip log and my illness. The project page for proposed improvements to US 20 on the west side of Dubuque only includes … Continue reading
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Apr
03
Construction detours already for US 65 in Polk County
It’s still winter judging by the temperatures, but construction season is inching its way forward. That’s reflected in two DOT press releases. Westbound I-80 exit ramps at US 65 close tonight for six weeks as traffic is moved onto new … Continue reading
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